- Michael Gordon: [his thoughts as a voice over as the referee of the boxing match counts him out] What's the matter with that guy? He's counting me out. He's got it all wrong. I can take it. Wait a minute, look chum, I'm getting up. Gotta get up. Wait.
- [the bell rings and Mike is taken to the stool in his corner]
- Michael Gordon: [his internal thoughts as a voice over continue] Listen to them, they're after blood. What am I doing here, waiting for the kiss-off? I'm not the boy they want. I'm a long way from home. I gotta tell 'em that. I'm not your boy, you hear me? I belong on a beach. A nice, quiet beach. I wanna hear the water. That's it. That's it.
- [Michael Gordon and Laurie Durant can be seen having dinner together. As they are doing this, a man comes into view and stands next to their table. This is Bill]
- Bill - Piano Player: What can I play for you, Mike?
- Michael Gordon: Anything you want, Bill.
- [Bill looks to his right]
- Bill - Piano Player: Okay, wheel her in, Joe.
- [another man enters the view. He brings a piano next to Michael and Laurie's table. Bill then proceeds to sit down and start playing]
- [while having dinner with Michael Gordon, Laurie Durant listens to the piano playing of Bill]
- Laurie Durant: You play awfully well.
- Bill - Piano Player: I don't know Chopin from Cole Porter, but I try.
- [Bill can be seen playing a piano as he's serenading Laurie Durant and Michael Gordon]
- Bill - Piano Player: What'll it be?
- Michael Gordon: He knows two pieces.
- Bill - Piano Player: [looks at Laurie] He's jealous, 'cause I can play them both at the same time.
- [in his cafe, Sam appears confused over the fact that Laurie Durant has left before he could serve her some coffee. He sits down as he looks at the coffee he's prepared]
- Sam: Maybe... maybe she's afraid of my cooking.
- [Laurie Durant and Michael Gordon can be seen speaking with one another outside a club]
- Laurie Durant: I want you to know I'm sorry about what happened in there.
- Michael Gordon: [with sarcasm] That's very nice of you, Mrs. Durant.
- Laurie Durant: Don't call me that.
- Michael Gordon: [sharply] Baby, it seems to me you're up to your neck in the name, and everything that goes with it. You know, I should've had you tagged from the start. A phantom lady, no questions, a quick slip when things begin to get out of hand.
- [Laurie looks somewhat tense as she stares at Michael]
- Michael Gordon: [with more sarcasm] Oh, very neat.
- Laurie Durant: I can't blame you for feeling that way.
- Michael Gordon: Well, what should we do? Have a good cry about it?
- Laurie Durant: I should have told you...
- Michael Gordon: [interrupting] Only you wanted to keep it on the light side. I know, maybe you had your reasons.
- Laurie Durant: You told me once I had my guard up. Well I have and you're right, there are reasons.
- Michael Gordon: I don't want to hear them. I got the love and kisses part, don't give me those phony postscripts.
- Laurie Durant: I'm not going to. Listen to me, Mike, don't get mixed up with Durant.
- Michael Gordon: [suspicious] Just exactly who's side are you on?
- Laurie Durant: It isn't that, I'm not going to see you anymore. But I don't want you to get in over your head.
- Michael Gordon: You can't drown a man twice, Laurie.
- [outside a club, Rex Durant can be seen speaking with Michael Gordon. Pushing the former's wheelchair is Costello. Rex looks up at Mike]
- Rex Durant: What are you waiting for?
- Michael Gordon: I was wondering if that fight offer was still open.
- Rex Durant: Maybe. Report to the gym tomorrow, and we'll look you over.
- Michael Gordon: [confused] We?
- [Rex looks over at his his wife, who is standing nearby]
- Rex Durant: Mrs. Durant and I. She has a good eye for fighters.
- Michael Gordon: I'll see you tomorrow.
- [outside a club, Rex Durant can be seen speaking with his wife, Laurie, who appears upset over the idea of Michael Gordon accepting a fight offer proposed by her husband. Also present is Costello]
- Rex Durant: Shall we go, Laurie?
- [Laurie silents walks to a nearby car, with Rex and Costello following. Rex and Laurie get in the front seat, while Costello puts the former's wheelchair in the back. After getting situation, Rex looks towards his wife]
- Rex Durant: What were you two talking about?
- Laurie Durant: He was just... apologizing.
- Rex Durant: Oh.
- [Rex starts the car and drives off. Mike can be seen observing this from the corner he's standing on]
- [Michael Gordon can be seen entering the office of Dr. Arnold Vincent, who appears to be taking some medication. At some point, the Doctor looks up and sees Mike]
- Michael Gordon: [sarcastically] If you're busy, I'll wait.
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: Come in.
- [Mike enters the office and walks up to the Doctor's desk]
- [Rex Durant has just finished a heated conversation with Dr. Arnold Vincent]
- Rex Durant: Want a drink, Doctor? Go ahead, have a slug. Have two.
- [Vincent walks away from his desk as Durant rolls his chair over to a telephone, which he picks up and starts dialing a number]
- [Rex Durant can be seen watching Michael Gordon in his first bout in the ring at the former's gym. As he's watching, he notices his wife looking displeased]
- Rex Durant: You aren't watching, Laurie. This boy's pretty good.
- [Laurie looks at her husband with a displeased expression on her face]
- [after watching Michael Gordon in his first bout at Rex's gym, Laurie Durant can be seen getting up to leave]
- Rex Durant: Where are you going?
- Laurie Durant: The show's over, isn't it?
- Rex Durant: [smiles] Boys play too rough for you?
- Laurie Durant: That wasn't a fight, and you know it.
- Rex Durant: I took as much when I was in the ring. If he's going to be my boy, he can do the same.
- Laurie Durant: [disgusted] Why'd you call me up here.
- Rex Durant: I thought he'd show off nice for you.
- Laurie Durant: I have to get back to my rehearsal.
- Rex Durant: [nods] Run along.
- [Laurie takes one last look at Rex before she turns and exits]
- [after watching Michael Gordon's first bout, Rex Durant can be seen looking up at Costello]
- Rex Durant: Costello, looks like I've picked myself a fighter.
- [Costello smiles and nods in approval]
- [at a club, Laurie Durant and Michael Gordon can be seen dancing. However, Laurie looks troubled]
- Laurie Durant: He planned this. Mike, I had to tell him about us.
- Michael Gordon: What are you talking about?
- [Laurie turns around and looks behind her with an uncomfortable expression on her face]
- Laurie Durant: Not here.
- [Laurie releases Michael as she exits the dance floor, with the latter following in suit]
- [in his office, Dr. Vincent can be seen attending to Michael Gordon, who is recovering following a head injury after being hit by Costello]
- Michael Gordon: Somebody blew the top of my head off.
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: You took a fall. You'll be okay. Just take it easy.
- [Gordon acknowledges this and begins to rest again while Vincent heads over to the door to speak with Costello and Rex Durant]
- [Dr. Vincent can be seen exiting his office after attending to an injured Michael Gordon. As he exits, he sees Rex Durant and Costello waiting]
- Rex Durant: How is he?
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: I'll have to recheck the plate after it's dry. So far, the x-ray shows no fracture. But he definitely has a severe concussion.
- Costello: He came to quick enough.
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: That doesn't mean much, unfortunately. He could walk around and act normally for a day, a week. Then suddenly, an embolism might form, a blood clot.
- [the Doctor snaps his fingers]
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: He'd go out like that.
- Rex Durant: What about the fight?
- Dr. Arnold Vincent: If he stepped into a ring, I'd doubt that he'd ever come out of it alive. A serious head blow might finish him. That boy must go to a hospital.
- Rex Durant: If that's where he belongs, let's get him there. Drive my car round to the front, Costello will bring him down to you.
- [Dr. Vincent acknowledges this before he turns and exits]